Fleeting Whisper

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My existing characters have the prompt on, because I turned it on for them. It's always been the case that when I create a new character, I have to manually turn that on. Been that way since day 1 for me.

[/ QUOTE ]If you click the "save options to file" button, you won't have to any more.

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Very cool.

About to upgrade from the "old" iPhone (speaker died) to the new one today. Guess which app I'll be installing first?

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Phonesaber.

Trust me... it's even cooler than CoX on the iPhone!

[/ QUOTE ]I saw a coworker with that on his iPhone the other day. It's cool, but I would only use it for about 10 minutes, ever.

Edit: It's also a bit buggy... you kinda have to flick it to get any response... =/

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Also: I would so go for a Deck of COH Go Fish

"Do you have any h3lrz?"

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Nah, just change it to "Geekware"!

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Repeat Offenders

SG channel on Freedom/Virtue/Justice for the Repeat Offenders network. The largest SG channel in the game.

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We are talking about a contest showing our "dark side" that has to do with a game about comic book violence....or did I miss something here?

I mean...the teaser spot shows "violence", "physical injury", "death" (sure doesn't look like that guys being arrested to me!), "implies....conduct that is otherwise unacceptable in reality" (or is joining a street gang considered legal at this point?).
I guess any use of mayhem missions are out as they show damage to property...
I'm not sure how being "dark side" in anyway is "acceptable in reality"...oh, wait...I do see that everyday practically...so maybe it is...but out and out supervilliany I'm assuming...well, maybe not...I've seen that considered acceptable too...
...so as long as it has to do with conspiracies..I guess it's okay...just not talk about bank robbing or flat out...or kidnapping...or....I guess maybe conspiracies are the only thing that is considered "darkside" but acceptable?
Meh....well...I guess we can do something with that...just have to make sure no one is getting attacked in the background while characters talk about conspiracies?
....I guess it is all a Nemsis plot after all...(except on weekend when they don't have enough staff on hand to cover everything...)


[/ QUOTE ]Well, as DR said, you're not completely restricted; even so, you can do some creative stuff without any violence at all. I mean, look at Princess of Dusk by Vertical Studio. I think it would fit the bill for this contest nicely (though probably not a valid entry since it's pre-existing).

If I had any creative talent I'd try joining, but I don't have any, and I can't access the game at the moment for live demorecording, so I'd be limited to creating them by hand. Eeew.

Pretty sure Ultimus doesn't care about his Mastermind braggarting any more. He's moved on.

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Bah, I can PUT Lighthouse in a tree. Who should I put in there with him?

[/ QUOTE ]Ghost Widow.

Which would be a wonderful solution if the UBB search algorithm didn't suck.

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you attract more flies with honey than with vinegar.

[/ QUOTE ]nuh-uh!

OMG spore is finally coming out? *dies*

I've had that sucker preordered for years! >,<
(Ok, maybe only 2 years, but that's still plural!)

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All I did was add a link to my signature

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Now picture a mission with nothing but rooms full of minions with little or no range, each with a door too narrow to exit, but wide enough to shoot through.

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Posi mentioned picking the map, not designing it.

What map is there already made that has a door/window-thing that NPCs can't go through?

[/ QUOTE ]Can't go through? There's a couple maps with unreachable locations, for NPCs that can't fly or teleport. Can't shoot through? None.

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How much of a bribe would it take to get ahold of that story bible for a day or so?

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We'll pass the hat around. Name your price.

[/ QUOTE ]I'll second that! >.>

To Hero 1:
You said in your first post (commenting on the I11 trailer), that you'd love to use that voice actor more, but (paraphrasing) "That would mean more Lord... uh... Mender Silos".

Are we actually going to be seeing a reduction in the usage of the Prussian Prince of Automatons? I love Nemesis, and having the great mastermind behind a million and a half schemes just vanish when his future self shows up would be disappointing.

Damn, if only I had a decent printer and some nice paper...
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I don't think anyone should get too excited about "custom farm maps", I think this feature will be more of a side-game, not for xp or drops or badges. Purely for fun, and fun it will be.

But I could be wrong.

[/ QUOTE ]I expect you're right. Otherwise it would be ridiculously easy to build the perfect farm map that would be used endlessly.

On the other hand, for legitimate use, it's awesome news!

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So, I'm part of the camp that feels names should be scrubbed on a regular basis...

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I have no issue with making the name release policy regular, or even automatic. People that clamor for "WIPE NAMES NAO!" are simply annoying, especially since it's unlikely that the name they covet so dearly will be released. It's the people who keep asking for more and greater expansions on the bounds of the name release policy that are actually the one's I'd bother arguing with.

QR re: Blackguard's name list:
I have personally seen several of those in-game, and I had Stormfront for a little while before deleting it.

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You've got 706 quadrillion choices. You can find something that works for you.

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Out of this entire thread, this is without a doubt the most ridiculous claim, and that's saying something. Oh, yes. 'hoiwephralskdfhpoiwe' is the name I've always been looking for.

[/ QUOTE ]Yes. It is absurd. But if 99% of the possible names were utter garbage, and every person on the planet played this game, you would still have over 1,000 names per person.

Fortunately, we've only got around 140,000 accounts, which would be around 50 billion names per person.




Yes it's absurd. It's also absurd to say that all the good names are taken.

You've got 706 quadrillion choices. You can find something that works for you.

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42,391,158,275,216,203,514,294,433,220 possible character names. Nobody with 132 names taken is preventing you with getting a good name.

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Now that is just absurd. Subtract from that number any name that would be a copyright violation, and any name that violates the TOS, and also combinations of letters that are just unreadable. Yes, there are lots of possible combinations, that is not the same as 42,391,158,275,216,203,514,294,433,220 good names.

[/ QUOTE ]Even if 1/10th of the possible names were not allowed due to TOS or copyright reasons, that would be somewhere around 4,239,115,827,521,620,345,429,443,322 names you're not allowed to use over and above the number of people on Earth. (edit: 706 quadrillion names per person on Earth)

40 nonillion possible names with only 140 thousand subscribers, even if each subscriber takes 396 names after the character slot addition gets added, means there are still plenty of names to go around.

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42,391,158,275,216,203,514,294,433,220 possible character names. Nobody with 132 names taken is preventing you with getting a good name.

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I am under the impression that the ammount of people who will or would return after 18 months of having their account inactive is very slim to none.

[/ QUOTE ]Military. Money trouble. If it weren't 3am I might think of other reasons.

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So US players would get 11 slots for $6, while EU players would get 4 slots?

Not to mention many players only actually play on a handful of the available servers. I play on 4 of the 11.

[/ QUOTE ] it's a rip-off I argee you mise well buy more accounts then the price would be cheaper then buying more slots??? I GOT AN IDEA, THEY SHOULD SELL +EXP 2X EXP & MONEY, 4X EXP & MONEY, AND 10X EXP & MONEY

[/ QUOTE ]I figure even though you'll never read this I should respond, sinc you quoted me.

You're not agreeing with me. Because what you say is the opposite of what I say. And if you think buying another account would be cheaper, consider this:

Current account, 12 slots/server on 4 servers (for me). 3 more slots when I12 arrives, for 51 slots total. Purchasing 51 more slots would cost $206 under the current pricing scheme. Purchasing a second account would cost $30 + $15/mo, not to mention having 3 fewer slots, no vet rewards, and none of my bonuses such as CoV collector's edition and CoH collector's edition.

In 12 months, the second account (of 48 usable slots) would cost more than the 51 slots purchased. Heck, If I only purchased 48 slots, the second account would be more expensive in 11 months.

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Hmmm....

36 slots on 11 servers is 396 total alts.

Primary powers * secondary powers for all the character types (not including the new powersets!) is 400 possibilities ...

Not QUITE enough slots....


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It will be over 537 when i12 goes live.

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Um, 24 slots X 11 servers is 158 slots you would have to purchase.... for a low, low price of $1,040.

O.o'

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Exactly why it's a rip-off. The limitation of slots to one Server even for Vet Awards seems silly. Since each player can only play one Toon at a time, the server impact of a Character is a bit of storage space (Moore's Law makes that cheaper over time). Also with Powerset proliferation, Epic ATs, Costume Design... The added benefit of these things is marginalized without the ability to try them all, and you've made that economically unfeasible (add fees for Server Transfer and Wedding Costumes!). Limited costume slots compound the problem of proliferating Costume pieces (Gotta Colect Them ALL! ... wait, is that copyrighted?). Did I wait 3 years to get into a game that was better or just more expensive? Really, how hard would it have been to buy a slot and get it on all the servers (without it being 3x the price of the game)?

[/ QUOTE ]So US players would get 11 slots for $6, while EU players would get 4 slots?

Not to mention many players only actually play on a handful of the available servers. I play on 4 of the 11.